Vocabulary Week 1 obvious - easily found, seen, or understood indecent - offensive to good taste, rude, improper racket - loud unpleasant noise quarrel - angry argument emerged - to rise from; appeared extravagant - given to lavish; excessive stingy - spending as little as possible; selfish confidence - believing in yourself ambitions - goals; objectives; hopes imposter - a person who pretends be someone else
Week 2 antique - an object with special value because of its age suspicion - doubt, disbelief identical - exactly alike and equal unconscious - unaware; senseless intrigued - attracted, interested, captivated accumulate - to collect or gather confessed - to tell the truth; admitted stealthily - secretly, cautiously, in a sly or sneaky manner emblem - an identifying symbol triumphant - successful or victorious
Week 4 clamor - loud, continuous noise lure - bait; thing that attracts mourning - feeling of sorrow after a death omen - sign of something good or bad to come pitch - dark, sticky substance from plants, used for waterproofing or plugging holes reef - low ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises above the surface of a body of water rival - one who competes with another scarce - hard to find; few in number swarm - large number of things in busy motion chaffing - making good-natured fun of, teasing
Week 1
obvious - easily found, seen, or understood
indecent - offensive to good taste, rude, improper
racket - loud unpleasant noise
quarrel - angry argument
emerged - to rise from; appeared
extravagant - given to lavish; excessive
stingy - spending as little as possible; selfish
confidence - believing in yourself
ambitions - goals; objectives; hopes
imposter - a person who pretends be someone else
Week 2
antique - an object with special value because of its age
suspicion - doubt, disbelief
identical - exactly alike and equal
unconscious - unaware; senseless
intrigued - attracted, interested, captivated
accumulate - to collect or gather
confessed - to tell the truth; admitted
stealthily - secretly, cautiously, in a sly or sneaky manner
emblem - an identifying symbol
triumphant - successful or victorious
Week 3
muzzled - muffled, hushed, silenced
disclosing - to make known; exposing
consensus - general agreement
abruptly - unexpected, suddenly
anxious - uneasy feeling; eager
commotion - noisy excitement, confusion
astounded - amazed, surprised
sauntered - walked slowly; strolled
admiration - great respect
neglected - ignored
Week 4
clamor - loud, continuous noise
lure - bait; thing that attracts
mourning - feeling of sorrow after a death
omen - sign of something good or bad to come
pitch - dark, sticky substance from plants, used for waterproofing or plugging holes
reef - low ridge of rocks, sand, or coral that rises above the surface of a body of water
rival - one who competes with another
scarce - hard to find; few in number
swarm - large number of things in busy motion
chaffing - making good-natured fun of, teasing